Title: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Business Ephemera: Engineering

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1 OVERVIEW Title: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Business Ephemera: Engineering Extent:.66 cubic feet, including 1 folder of oversize materials Scope and Content: This subject category- engineering consists of documents related to the field of engineering, both as a scientific discipline and as a business. Most of the material in the collection was produced by engineers, engineering firms, or firms using engineers in the course of other activities. The span dates for the collection are ; the bulk dates are circa1870-circa1930. Most of the firms and individuals represented in the collection were located in eastern states like New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, though there are some items from other states and foreign countries. Series 1, Engineers & Engineering Firms, ; undated, is comprised of materials from firms engaged in various activities in the engineering field, including machine and structural design; drafting; surveying; tool and machine repair and maintenance; consulting and inspection; and the manufacture of machine parts and factory equipment. The series consists of business cards; brochures, catalogs, and pamphlets; invoices and business correspondence; and handbills and other types of advertising matter. Bulk dates for this series are Most firms in this series were based in the cities of the industrial North, especially Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and Chicago. A few items are from companies headquartered in other states and foreign countries. The material is arranged alphabetically by firm name. Series 2, General Information, circa ; undated, consists of general materials related to engineering, covering topics such as professional associations, building plans, caricatures of famous engineers, and a sample engineer s celluloid protractor. Under associations, there is a list of membership candidates for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in There is also a preliminary list and a final ballot list of applications to be considered for the American Society of Civil Engineers in The material is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series 3, Publications, circa ; undated, consists of published matter related to engineering, including articles, directories, pamphlets and periodicals. Articles include On the Loss of Head Resulting from the Passage of Water Through a 24-inch Stop Valve from the American Society of Civil Engineering (1892) and an 1890 sheet from Engineering News. There are three editions of The Engineer directory, 1908, 1914, and n.d. as well as an n.d. directory of the latest engineering books supplied by The Engineering News Publishing Company Pamphlets include Power and the Engineer (no date), Engineers License Law (circa 1891), Earthwork and its Cost (1903), Tables of Circles and Other Specimen Pages from Trautwine s Civil Engineers Pocket-Book (1893), The Mechanical Engineer: His Preparation and His Work (1875), The Investigation of Engineering Education and Related Activities (1934), Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1893), and Engineers of America: an

2 Encyclopedia (1913). Under periodicals, there is a 1962 and 1963 magazine Reproduction Engineer, Third Meeting of the Michigan Association of Surveyors and Civil Engineers (1882), and the Journal of the Western Society of Engineers (1910). The bulk of the materials are from the late 19 th century and early 20 th century. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject. CONTAINER LISTING Box Folder Series 1, Engineers & Engineering Firms, ; undated 1 1 Abadie, E.H., Company Engineers Steam, Gas, Hydraulic, Electric; Contractors for General Service Plants St. Louis, Missouri Ames & Elliot Civil Engineers & Surveyors Ames, T. Edward Civil Engineer & Surveyor AMP Incorporated, 1964 Electrical Engineering Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Anderson, Post & Company, no date Civil and Consulting Engineers Andren, Alban, no date Civil and Mechanical Engineer 2 Barrus, Geo. H., 1887 Engineer Berry Engineering Company, no date 12 branch offices all over the U.S. Boller, Alfred P., 1877 Civil Engineer & Contractor 3 Brooke, J.W. & Company, Ltd., 1911 Engineers England 4 Burnap, Charles E., no date Mechanical Engineer Butler, H.L. & Company, 1868 Engineers and Machine Brokers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

3 5 Chester, Partrick & Company, 1868 Telegraphic and Electrical Engineers Chicago Engineering Works, no date Electrical School Colburn, James, 1848 n.l. Copeland, Charles W., 1854 Consulting Engineer Croes, Church, & Van Winkle, no date Civil Engineers 6 Davis, George, 1867 Consulting Engineer and Machinist Jersey City, New Jersey Deery & Keerl, 1885 Architects and Civil Engineers Doane, Thomas and John Jr., 1852 Civil Engineer & Land Surveyors Charlestown, Massachusetts 7 Eastburn Engineering Company, Incorporated, 1961 Morristown, New Jersey 8 Ford, Bacon & Davis, 1920 Engineers 9 General Controls, 1942, 1946 Manufacturers of Temperature, Pressure, Level, and Flow Controls 10 Geneva Optical Company, 1900 Grimshaw, Robert, circa 1880 Engineering and Expert Offices 11 Harlow, James H. & Company, no date Consulting Engineers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Harrington, W.E., no date Consulting Engineer Herr, Homer A., 1892 Mechanical Engineer and Draughtsman

4 Hunt, Robert W. and Company Engineers, 1919 Bureau of Inspection, Tests and Consultation 12 Hooker, Elon Huntington, 1938 Founder of Hooker Electrochemical Company 13 Jarvis, Henry & Company, no date Inspecting Engineers Kent, Henry R. & Company, 1917 Engineers and Constructors Link-Belt Engineering Company, 1901 Engineers and Machinists 20 4a Lobnitz and Company, 1893 Engineers and Shipbuilders Renfrew, New Brunswick 1 13 Ludlam & Stuchfield, 1880 and circa 1870 City Surveyors New York 14 Mason, W.A. & C.D. Elliot, 1872 Civil Engineers and Surveyors Somerville, Massachusetts Mason, W.A. & Son, circa 1921 Surveyors Cambridge, Massachusetts McCrosky Tool Corporation, 1937 Meadville, Pennsylvania Miller, Joseph A. & Company, no date Mechanical Engineers Minot, S.L., 1880 Civil Engineer Moffett, Hodgkins & Clarke, 1891 Engineers and Contractors and Moore Bros., no date Electrical Engineers & Contractors 15 Pemberton, T. P., no date Mechanical Engineer, Practical Draftsman, Teacher of Drafting, &c.

5 Pfannmueller Engineering Company, 1915 Power Equipment Engineers Phelps, E.H., no date Hydraulic Engineer and Millwright Prichard, Henry S., no date Civil Engineer and Inspector 16 Randolph, Marion, 1892 Civil Engineer and Surveyor Albany, New York Reaney, W.B., 1876 Engineer and Marine Architect Roberts & Abbott Company, Incorporated, 1907 Engineers Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Industrial, and Architectural Cleveland, Ohio Roberts, Edward, 1867 City Surveyor Robinson and Starr, circa 1912 Civil and Sanitary Engineers Utica, New York 17 Scott, Olin, circa 1868 Mechanical Engineer Bennington, Vermont Sellers, William & Company, Incorporated, Dr., Engineers and Machinists Spring & Robinson, no date Engineers & Machinists Stafford, J.A. & Company, no date Mechanical Engineers 18 Stone & Webster, 1920 Steam Power Stations & 19 Storer, G.W., 1888 Mechanical Engineer

6 19 Sullivan, James F., 1875 Engineer & Machinist 20 Tagliabue, C. J. Manufacturing Company, 1919, 1936, Temperature Engineers 21 Technical Advisory Corporation, 1929 Consulting Engineers, Technical Advisors, City Planners Teller, W. C., circa 1890 Surveyor and Civil Engineer Iron Mountain, Michigan 20 4 Timber Engineering Company, no date Subsidiary of National Lumber Manufacturers Association Washington, D.C Torrington Company, 1945 Engineers of Needle Bearings Torrington, Connecticut 23 Torrington Company, 1940, no date Engineers of Needle Bearings Torrington, Connecticut 24 Troy Association, no date Stationary Engineers U.S. Engineer Office, 1876 Army Corps of Engineers Washington, D.C. Van Alst, P.G., Dr., 1900 Civil Engineer and City Surveyor 25 Walters, Geo. C., 1897 Engineer and Machinist Warren-Knight, 1942 and 1944 Makers of Sterling Silver Instruments Western Engineering Company, Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineers, Architects and Contractors San Francisco, California 2 1 White, J.G. & Company, Incorporated, 1913 Engineering Corporation Series 2, General Works, circa ; undated 2 2 Associations

7 3 Caricatures 4 Plans 5 Miscellaneous Series 3, Related Publications, circa , undated 2 6 Articles 7 Directories 20 4a Directory of The Engineer Directory, Pamphlets 9 Pamphlets 10 Periodicals 11 Periodicals